South Carolina lawmaker to plead guilty to domestic violence
Source: Associated Press
Meg Kinnard, Associated Press
Updated 8:17 am, Monday, August 7, 2017
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — A former South Carolina legislator is expected to plead guilty Monday to a domestic violence charge in an attack on his wife, a felony that could land him in prison for a decade.
Attorneys for Chris Corley have informed state prosecutors their client is planning to change his plea to guilty during a hearing in Aiken, according to Robert Kittle, spokesman for the state Attorney General's Office. He's expected to plead guilty to first-degree criminal domestic violence, which carries a sentence from probation to 10 years in prison.
His wife, Heather Corley, prepared a statement to be read to Judge Doyet A. Early III asking for leniency. She blames a previously undiagnosed bipolar disorder for his behavior, according to the Aiken Standard, which obtained a copy from her lawyer.
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The Republican from Graniteville had just been elected to a second term when authorities say he attacked his wife during an argument over his infidelity the day after Christmas. In a police report, authorities said the couple's young children were present when Corley attacked his wife, biting her nose bloody and pointing a gun at her.
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